The news continues to be bad in parts of Colorado, where three major wildfires are burning. One, the Black Forest blaze near Colorado Springs, remains “zero percent contained” and has already destroyed about 100 homes, according to The Associated Press and other news outlets.

“Dozens of residents received the news they had been dreading: The Black Forest fire had destroyed their homes. Others were left with something almost worse: The agony of not knowing.”

The Post says nearly 500 firefighters, “supported by Chinook helicopters and air tankers spreading slurry,” are battling the Black Forest fire. About 9,500 people have been forced to leave their homes.

While the Black Forest blaze is getting most of the attention because of its size (8,500 acres and growing) and the destruction it has already caused, Denver’s 9News points out that it is just one among “multiple wildfires burning in Colorado. ”

Thankfully, according to news reports, there had been no injuries or deaths as of Thursday morning.

Related:

— NPR’s “Fire Forecast” app, which is updated daily. We’ll embed it below. The interactive should take you right to Colorado Springs, but you can change the location by entering a new “ZIP code, city, etc.”

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